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Wellesley

Collaborations

Collaboration between iGEM teams is one of the most important aspect of the competition. Instead of competition where teams are struggling to out perform each other, teams are encouraged to work together for the betterment of synthetic biology as a whole. The Boston University team has taken this ideal to heart and has worked in several different ways to collaborate with other teams.

NEGEM

An important aspect of synthetic biology is the collaboration and exchange of ideas and techniques. An exchange of ideas between colleagues can lead to important advancements and progress in the field. Since this meetup is among iGEM teams, we not only looked to better the field but to also better the iGEM community. This summer we hosted two conferences at BU between teams in the New England area in order to promote collaboration and provide vital feedback on each other's’ projects and presentations.

Several teams attended these two NEGEM (New England iGEM Meetup) conferences, including Tufts, Harvard, Wellesley, MIT, WPI, UMass-Dartmouth, and Northeastern. We were also lucky enough to host all of the teams’ advisors and representatives from iGEM HQ. At the first meetup on June 19th, the iGEM teams in attendance were encouraged to share their projects and give insight and suggestions for each project. Everyone had a short presentation outlining their goals and plans for the summer. It was exciting to hear how much each team was taking on! After this, members from different colleges grouped together in smaller sections to get input on everything iGEM ranging from the wiki to potential collaborations. It was through this meetup that we were able to meet Wellesley and test (link to wellesley) their prototype. Most importantly, it gave us a chance to meet and bond with the other synthetic biologists taking part in iGEM this summer. Thinking further about the questions and comments brought up by our NEGEM peers, we were prompted to think more deeply about the motivation and feasible use of our project.

At the second meetup on September 12th, it was amazing to see how much each team had accomplished over just a couple of months. Each team rehearsed a more final version of their presentations, and feedback was given to each team to make their presentation stronger from peers, mentors and iGEM representatives. At this meetup, the feedback was much more specific and teams were able to strengthen their presentation skills. We also gave feedback on team wikis and finalized any collaboration efforts. These meetups were vastly different but helped our team further our project in both general and specific directions.